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James Miller (Millermena)

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The Casual Analyst: https://www.thecasualanalyst.com/ Expert on pro-democracy movements & the fight against autocrats in Ukraine, Russia, Syria & beyond. Liveblogging & OSINT pioneer, Twitter OG turned refugee (Millermena). Trying to save my own Republic

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Iranian drone attack near Dubai International Airport terminals forces suspension of flights.

Black smoke was seen rising over the airport after a loud boom, Euronews correspondent's Jane Witherspoon and Lilly Douse report.

Airport operations are reportedly now resuming.

07.03.2026 19:56 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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just fwiw, here are the arguments being made, in order:

1. iran has apologized to its neighbors and admitted it lost
2. this is unprecedented and because of me
3. iran has not surrendered and will collapse if it doesn’t admit it lost
4. i am going to bomb iran more and worse until it surrenders

07.03.2026 11:45 β€” πŸ‘ 947    πŸ” 246    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 39
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⚑️ At least 11 killed (including a 13-year-old girl and a 9-year-old boy), 16 injured in Russian missile attack on a residential building in Kharkiv, Prosecutor's Office said.

Rescuers continue to clear the rubble of the building, as there may be people trapped underneath.

07.03.2026 13:02 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

This is one of the most jaw dropping moments of Trump’s presidency. Up there with brainstorming about injecting bleach and shining light up orifices to cure COVID.

06.03.2026 23:31 β€” πŸ‘ 5785    πŸ” 1507    πŸ’¬ 261    πŸ“Œ 48

Kyiv is under ballistic missile attack.
Very loud explosions.
Deep night.

Nothing new, but the sounds are still awful.

06.03.2026 23:46 β€” πŸ‘ 425    πŸ” 86    πŸ’¬ 28    πŸ“Œ 4
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NEW: Syria’s Foreign Ministry condemned the Iranian attack targeting Bahrain, calling it a violation of the kingdom’s sovereignty and a threat to regional stability.

Damascus also expressed solidarity with Bahrain and Qatar and urged respect for state sovereignty.

07.03.2026 00:24 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

THE CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT HAD TO TELL THE POLICE HE'S FUNDING HE WORKED ON THE CITY COUNCIL OF LOS ANGELES

07.03.2026 00:23 β€” πŸ‘ 316    πŸ” 125    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 4

SHOULD THE U.S BLOT OUT THE SUN AND USHER IN AN AGE OF ETERNAL DARKNESS? - Gallup 2/20/26-3/5/26

NO - 41%
YES - 38%
UNSURE - 21%

06.03.2026 19:09 β€” πŸ‘ 13466    πŸ” 2902    πŸ’¬ 322    πŸ“Œ 183

The fuck you mean? Put the money in the bag.

06.03.2026 15:42 β€” πŸ‘ 6567    πŸ” 891    πŸ’¬ 216    πŸ“Œ 22
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Was AI used for the targeting that likely resulted in the bombing of the girls school?

We must have answers to that question and there is ZERO reason for delay because the Pentagon damn well already knows the answer.

06.03.2026 00:44 β€” πŸ‘ 3795    πŸ” 1261    πŸ’¬ 168    πŸ“Œ 54
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US House Speaker Mike Johnson said the US is not at war with Iran and has no intention of starting one, describing the operation as limited. "Trump and the Defense Department have made that clear," Johnson said. #Iran

"SMO"

06.03.2026 13:08 β€” πŸ‘ 462    πŸ” 109    πŸ’¬ 249    πŸ“Œ 186
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Sanewashing is like a religion now. The glorious rapture in which Donald Trump acts like a sane and normal person and adopts moderate, mainstream policies is coming any day now!

06.03.2026 13:04 β€” πŸ‘ 77    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 1
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Iranian Ship Was Leaving Indian Naval Exercise When Sunk, Raising Concerns in New Delhi The Iranian frigate sunk by a U.S. submarine last week had just left an Indian naval exercise. Now India's political opposition is demanding answers.

My lord! The frigate the US submarine torpedoed, the one the White House has been bragging about, was unarmed and headed home from an international naval exercise, hosted by India, that the US pulled out of at the last minute! www.military.com/daily-news/i...

06.03.2026 00:08 β€” πŸ‘ 254    πŸ” 138    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 10

Liza greets Ukrainian Defenders returning from Russian captivity today

πŸ“Ή valera.glyhov/Tiktok

05.03.2026 15:06 β€” πŸ‘ 794    πŸ” 170    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 13

Cancelled my subscription and started Claude AI once yesterday

05.03.2026 17:55 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Exclusive: Iranian girls killed by β€˜double-tap’ strikes on Minab school Eyewitnesses describe second blast which killed survivors as they sheltered in prayer hall

It's likely either Israel or US not only bombed that school in Tehran but used a "double tap," hitting a second time to kill survivors.

Whether US or Israel did this, blood is on our hands. We bombed a school then bombed it again to make sure they were dead www.middleeasteye.net/news/exclusi...

05.03.2026 17:47 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Republican warmongers will never learn.

05.03.2026 17:27 β€” πŸ‘ 62    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

On that map where Greenland looks big the distance between western Iraq/Syria and Iran looks small indeed...

05.03.2026 17:27 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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It needs to be said and Charles is saying it

05.03.2026 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3

Not gonna share the video of Republican US Senator Tim Sheehy breaking a protesting Marine's hand, but you can find it on @charlotteclymer.bsky.social's timeline.

I'll just say that in a functional country, Sheehy would be expelled by the Senate.

Democratic Senators should publicly push for that.

04.03.2026 22:48 β€” πŸ‘ 4388    πŸ” 1267    πŸ’¬ 32    πŸ“Œ 69
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Al Udeid Air Base hit by Iranian missile, Qatar officials say

ICYMI: Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, the U.S. military's largest installation in the Middle East, was struck by a missile Tuesday that slipped past air defenses as Iran's attacks on American sites across the region continue.

From Stars and Stripes' John Vandiver:

05.03.2026 01:04 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Good morning, and may I say thank you to everyone who is reading, still following, and still caring about Ukraine. Gove yourself a little pat on the back, but then carry on spreading the word!

It's Day 1470 of Russia's 3-day special operation.
#TeamTim reporting for duty!

04.03.2026 08:11 β€” πŸ‘ 640    πŸ” 171    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 9

Important not to make too much of an op-ed, but reporting elsewhere about Israel pushing for the involvement of the Kurds and the CIA working with the Kurds to prepare them to join in the fighting does signal that fragmentation of Iran (and possibly other states) is a possible goal of the operation.

04.03.2026 18:22 β€” πŸ‘ 63    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1

Yeah, the best time for Congress to act was last week, the second best time was Monday, the "well, it's now or never" time is now.

04.03.2026 17:56 β€” πŸ‘ 423    πŸ” 104    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 5
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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ 7th Corps of DSHV reports on operational situation in the Pokrovsk agglomeration

β–ͺ️AFU eliminated and wounded more than 1 thousand Russians in February. Also destroyed and damaged 38 guns and mortars, 4 units of armored vehicles, 84 units of motor vehicles and motorcycles, 5 anti-aircraft guns.

04.03.2026 17:56 β€” πŸ‘ 142    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Zelensky announced Ukrainian experts will deploy to the Middle East to help stabilize the situation, with teams already coordinating the details. He pledged the assistance will not weaken Ukraine's own defenses. #Ukraine

04.03.2026 18:21 β€” πŸ‘ 274    πŸ” 56    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 3

BREAKING - Explosions heard near Baghdad International Airport

04.03.2026 16:57 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Perhaps tens of thousands of Americans are in Iraq. They are teaching, working for aid groups, engineers working on construction/energy, security & intel, programming, even some tourists (mostly Iraqis visiting their homeland but yes).

They have virtually no way home right now. This is chaos

04.03.2026 18:20 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

There's no going back to normal after all this, folks

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